Red Dead Redemption 2 - Trinkets and Talisman Guide

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Trinkets and Talisman are two categories of powerful equipment perks in Red Dead Redemption 2. In this guide I'm covering every Trinket and Talisman in the game, including every bonus effect and crafting ingredient required to make them.

Unlike consumables, Trinkets and Talisman provide permanent perks. These include anything from increased money from looting, slowing weapon degradation to reducing damage and doubling your resistance to alcohol. You don't have to equip the item; their effects are always active once crafted. Note, you can show or hide talismans in the Wardrobe menu.

Although both Trinkets and Talisman are unlocked in the menu after completing Chapter 1, many of the ingredients to craft them will not be readily available until you explore deeper into the world map. Almost all of the Trinket's require a legendary animal part so get ready for some serious hunting.

Of the two perks, Talisman are the more powerful and as such they require Special crafting materials such as Cobalt Petrified Wood, Abalone Shell Fragment, Old Brass Compass and several others. For locations for each of these special items, see the end of this guide.

So let's start with a look at Trinkets

Trinkets

There are 15 Trinkets to obtain in RDR2. The table below shows each of the Trinkets, their bonus effects and the method of obtaining them. In all cases, Trinkets are crafted at Fences which are unlocked during the story - these Fences are actually little wooden shacks with an NPC who offers the crafting menu.

Name	Effect	Availability
Beaver Tooth Trinket	Slows weapon degradation by 10%	Crafted at fences: legendary beaver tooth
Tatanka Bison Horn Trinket	Decrease the amount of melee damage received by 10%	Crafted at fences: legendary tatanka bison horn
Buck Antler Trinket	Receive higher quality parts when skinning animals	Crafted at fences: legendary buck antler
Cougar Fang Trinket	Increases your stamina XP gains by 10%	Crafted at fences: legendary cougar fang
Coyote Fang Trinket	Increases your Dead Eye XP gains by 10%	Crafted at fences: legendary coyote fang
Elk Antler Trinket	Increases money obtained by looting by 10%	Crafted at fences: legendary elk antler
Fox Claw Trinket	Increases Eagle Eye duration by 5 seconds	Crafted at fences: legendary fox claw
Lion's Paw Trinket	Increases your stamina XP gains by 10%	Crafted at fences: lions paw
Moose Antler Trinket	Increases your health XP gains by 10%	Crafted at fences: legendary moose antler
Panther's Eye Trinket	Decreases the speed at which Dead Eye meter drains by 10% for three seconds	Crafted at fences: legendary panthers eye
Pronghorn Horn Trinket	Stop animals stored on your horse from spoiling	Crafted at fences: legendary pronghorn horn
Ram Horn Trinket	Doubles the amount of herbs you obtain when picking organo, creeping thyme and wild mint	Crafted at fences: legendary ram horn
Wolf Heart Trinket	Doubles your resistance to alcohol	Crafted at fences: legendary wolf heart
Owl Feather Trinket	Reduces health, stamina and Dead Eye core drain speed by 15%	Reward for completing the "Archeology for Beginners" without killing a single guard
Iguana Scale Trinket	Reduces damage you receive while on horseback by 10%	Free reward for Special/Ultimate edition of the game only

Talismans

Like Trinkets, Talismans are powerful permanent perks. They stand at a higher level than Trinkets though, and as such, require far more rarer ingredients to craft. In total there are 6 Talismans in the game.

Name	Effect	Availability
Alligator Tooth Talisman	Decreases the speed at which Dead Eye core drains by 10%	Crafted at fences: Vintage Civil War Handcuffs Gold Joined Bracelet Legendary Alligator Tooth
Bear Claw Talisman	Decreases the speed at which health core drains by 10%	Crafted at fences: Silver Chain Bracelet Quartz Chunk Legendary Bear Claw
Boar Tusk Talisman	Decreases the speed at which your horses health and stamina cores drain by 10%	Crafted at fences: Cobalt Petrified Wood Gold Earing Legendary Boar Tusk
Bison Horn Talisman	Decreases the speed at which the stamina core drains by 10%	Crafted at fences: Abalone Shell Fragment Silver Earing Legendary Bison Horn
Raven Claw Talisman	Slows weapon degradation by 20%	Crafted at fences: Old brass compass
Eagle Talon Talisman	Increases the Eagle Eye duration by five seconds	Reward from Special/Ultimate edition of the game

Where to find special crafting ingredients

As you've just seen, several of the Talismans above, and one of the Trinkets, require very rare and unique crafting ingredients. These can only be found in one location, sometimes as part of a quest.

The table below highlights how to find each of the special crafting items in the game:

Name	Required for	How to find
Vintage War Handcuffs	Alligator Tooth Talisman	Mail in one set of cigarette cards as part of "Smoking and Other Hobbies" quest.
Lion's Paw	Lion's Paw Trinket	During "He's British of Course -IV", take from the lion
Quartz Chunk	Bear Claw Talisman	Mail in the first dinosaur bone location, part of "A Test of Faith" quest
Cobalt Petrified Wood	Boar Tusk Talisman	On the cart, under a rock overhang, northwest of lake Isabella
Abalone Shell Fragment	Bison Horn Talisman	Inside the old house, short walk north from sheriffs station in Rhodes
Old Brass Compass	Raven Claw Talisman	Found in Francis Sinclairs cabin after mailing all 10 rock carving locations. Part of "Geology for Beginners" quest.